Karyomiton

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Karyomiton \Kar`y*om"i*ton\ (k[a^]r`[i^]*[o^]m"[i^]*t[o^]n), n.
     [NL., Gr. ka`ryon a nut + mi`tos a thread.] (Biol.)
     The reticular network of fine fibers, of which the nucleus of
     a cell is in part composed; -- in opposition to {kytomiton},
     or the network in the body of the cell. --W. Flemming.
     [1913 Webster] karyoplasm